علشان

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.la.ʃaːn/, [ʕɜlɜˈʃæːn]

Preposition

علشان • (ʕalašān)

  1. alternative form of عشان (ʕašān)

Conjunction

علشان • (ʕašān)

  1. alternative form of عشان (ʕašān)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), literally “on the issue of”.

Preposition

علشان • (ʕalašān)

  1. for, because of
    Synonym: منشان (minšān, “for, for the sake of”)

Conjunction

علشان • (ʕalašān)

  1. because
    Synonyms: لأنـ (liʔann-), لإنـ (laʔinn-)
  2. so that, in order to

See also

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